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expert

2

lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life

3

perpetual youth and longevity; immortality

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this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)

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(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains

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through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of

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to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down

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teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)

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to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to

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supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off

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original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series

3

job hunting; job searching

1

double feature (movie)

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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progress; development

3

outline; summary; gist; basic points

1

the same month

1

orphan; person without friends

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another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai

1

peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy

1

subtitle

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three times

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to like too much; to like to excess; to adore

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editing; compilation

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pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting

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cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka

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autumn, the best season for reading

2

heat wave; fierce heat

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to pass; to pass by

2

autumn; fall

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bow (of boat)

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small-breed dog; toy dog

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lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede

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to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together

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line-up (of players, products, etc.); lineup

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technical; specialist; professional; exclusive

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set of problems (e.g. in a textbook) in which previously learned skills are applied to real world situations; practical assessment

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boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn

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to pay the bill; to settle an account

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acquaintance

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old woman

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it is I who should say so

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twice

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broke; skint

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reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)

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fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)

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fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan

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technical book; specialized book; treatise

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unit price; unit cost

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another shop; another store; another restaurant

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